Overview
- South Wales Police named the suspect as 51-year-old Maximin Carter, who is charged with possessing an offensive weapon in a private place and a prohibited self-contained gas cartridge air weapon, and he has been remanded to court today.
- The Abergwynfi address on Commercial Street was searched with Army explosive ordnance specialists after a Sunday night report of numerous illegal weapons, leading to evacuations and a police cordon through Monday.
- Police previously said Carter was arrested on suspicion of attempting to make an explosive with intent to endanger life or property as specialist teams assessed items at the scene.
- In Plymouth’s Mutley area, officers executing a warrant arrested a 26-year-old on suspicion of possessing a firearm without a certificate, established a 100-metre cordon, evacuated nearby homes, and requested EOD analysis of further items found.
- Devon and Cornwall Police said an evacuation centre was opened and the duration of restrictions is not yet known, while a separate Prestatyn alert on Monday was declared harmless after EOD checks and the cordon there was lifted.